Pneumatic shoe-stuffer



No. 6l9,l08. Patentad Feb; 7,1899.

F. G. WHITE. PNEUMATIC SHOE STUFFER.

(Application filed July 6, 1898.)

(lo Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED GEORGE \VHITE, OF AURORA, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPHBRITT, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

PNEUMATIC SHOE-STUFFER.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 619,108, datedFebruary 7, 1899.

Application filed July 6, 1898. Serial No. 685,228. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED GEORGE WHITE, of Aurora, in the county ofLawrence and State of Missouri, have invented a new and ImprovedPneumatic Shoe-Stuffer, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact de-' scription.

The invention relates to display articles for show-windows and the like;and its object is to provide a new and improved pneumatic shoe-stuiferarranged for conveniently and quickly stuffing a shoe or like foot-gearto give it the desired shape for displaying and other purposes.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out inthe claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement as applied on a shoe,thelatter being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of theimprovement with part in section. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a rodfor placing the device in proper position in the shoe.

The improved shoe-stuffer consists of an inflatable bag A, made ofrubber or like material and in the form of a shoe or boot B in which itis to be used for properly stuffing or expanding the shoe the same as ifon a persons foot. The bagA is preferably closed at the upper end by acloth top 0, as is plainly shown in the drawings, and into the upper endof the bag leads an inflating-tube D, adapted to be connected with asuitable device for filling the bag with air, so as to expand the same.When this has been done, the filling-tube D is closed by any suitableclosing device E to keep the air within the bag, so as to retain theshape of the stuffed shoe.

In order to place the bag A in proper position in the shoe or boot B, Iprovide the forward end of the bag at the toe portion with a small hoodor cap F, adapted to be engaged by the pawl G, held on one end of aflexible rod G, provided with a suitable handle G \Vhen the pawl Gengages the hood F, the operator can conveniently push the toe portionforward in the shoe until the toe portion of the bag is in register withthe toe portion of the shoe. The rod G can then be withdrawn from theshoe, and then the bag is filled with air and expanded, as previouslyexplained, to give the desired shape to the shoe.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- As a new article of manufacture, a pneumaticshoe-stuifer, consisting of an inflatable l bag in the form of a shoe,said bag being provided at its toe end with a hood F whereby to receivea rod for pushing such end in the toe of a shoe, as set forth.

FRED GEORGE WHITE.

Witnesses:

G. E. Pos'r, GEO. STRATTON.

